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The Ersatz Elevator
Series: Series of Unfortunate Events
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Within the chapters of this story, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire encounter a darkened staircase, a red herring, some friends in a dire situation, three mysterious initials, a liar with an evil scheme, a secret passageway, and parsley soda.
Series: Series of Unfortunate Events
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1)
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES The Bad Beginning introduces us to Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, intelligent children who are charming, resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy...Paperback$1600Elsewhere:$1899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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Are you made fainthearted by death? Does fire unnerve you? Is a villain something that might crop up in future nightmares of yours? Are you thrilled by nefarious plots? Is cold porridge upsetting to you? Vicious threats? Hooks? Uncomfortable clothing? It is likely that your answers will reveal A Series of Unfortunate Events to be ill-suited for your personal use....Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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The End
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Like an off-key violin concert, the Roman Empire, or food poisoning, all things must come to an end. Thankfully, this includes A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The thirteenth and final instalment in the groundbreaking series will answer readers' most burning questions: Will Count Olaf prevail? Will the Baudelaires survive? Will the series...Hardback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Ersatz Elevator
Within the chapters of this story, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire encounter a darkened staircase, a red herring, some friends in a dire situation, three mysterious initials, a liar with an evil scheme, a secret passageway, and parsley soda.Hardback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Grim Grotto
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Warning: Your day will become very darkβand possibly dampβif you read this book. Plan to spend this spring in hiding. Lemony Snicket is back with the eleventh book in his New York Times bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lemony Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent, and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to provoke suspicion...Hardback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Miserable Mill
From the tradition of classic tales for children, in which terrible things always seem to befall orphans, comes this exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. The latest instalment in Lemony Snicket's uproariously unhappy series The Miserable Mill may just be the worst yet.Hardback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Hostile Hospital
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES The Baudelaires need a safe place to stayβsomewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place? In Lemony Snicket's eighth ghastly instalment in A Series of Unfortunate Events, I'm sorry to say that the Baudelaire orphans will spend time in a...Hardback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Penultimate Peril
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The Reptile Room
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES The Reptile Room is a continuation of the misadventures of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, three intelligent children who are charming, resourceful, and possess pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are also exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to...Hardback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Slippery Slope
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Like bad smells, uninvited weekend guests or very old eggs, there are some things that ought to be avoided. Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent, and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to alarm its distressed and suspicious fans the world over. The tenth book in this outrageous publishing effort features more than the usual dose...Hardback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Vile Village
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the village of V.F.D. has been faithfully and dreadfully recorded...Hardback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780064408646
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 February 2001
Country: United States
Imprint: HarperCollins Children's Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 185.0mm
Weight: 342g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Lemony Snicket is often despondent, mostly about his published research, which includes A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Composer Is Dead. Due to the world-wide web of conspiracy which surrounds him, Mr. Snicket often communicates with the general public through his representative, Daniel Handler. Mr. Handler has had a relatively uneventful life, and is the author of three books for adults, The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs, none of which are anywhere near as dreadful as Mr. Snicket's.
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The Bad Beginning Or, Orphans!
Are you made fainthearted by death? Does fire unnerve you? Is a villain something that might crop up in future nightmares of yours? Are you thrilled by nefarious plots? Is cold porridge upsetting to you? Vicious threats? Hooks? Uncomfortable clothing? It is likely that your answers will reveal A Series of Unfortunate Events to be ill-suited for your personal use....Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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